Lakes / Iowa / Palo Alto County / Rush Lake
Rush Lake, Palo Alto County, Iowa
457 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Iowa
42.95 degrees N, 94.87 degrees W - Palo Alto County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Rush Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 86% of the 220 lakes counted in Iowa.
- About 33 miles from Okoboji, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickerel Lake | Buena Vista | 3.7 mi | 165 acres |
| Silver Lake | Palo Alto | 6.0 mi | 642 acres |
| Elk Lake | Clay | 9.8 mi | 256 acres |
| Virgin Lake | Palo Alto | 11 mi | 208 acres |
| Clear Lake | Pocahontas | 15 mi | 163 acres |
| Blue Wing Marsh | Palo Alto | 15 mi | 76 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Rush Lake
How Big Is Rush Lake?
Rush Lake covers 457 acres in Palo Alto County, Iowa.
What Is the Largest Lake in Palo Alto County?
Lost Island Lake is the largest lake in Palo Alto County, at 1,152 acres.
Largest Lakes in Iowa
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rathbun Lake | Appanoose | 13,869 acres | - |
| 2 | Lake Red Rock | Marion | 8,619 acres | - |
| 3 | Spirit Lake | Dickinson | 5,463 acres | - |
| 4 | Saylorville Lake | Polk | 5,428 acres | - |
| 5 | Clear Lake | Cerro Gordo | 3,632 acres | - |
All 220 Iowa lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 137027814). Verified October 30, 2026.